Richard Goldthorpe (died 16 March 1560 in York[1]) was an English haberdasher, investor, real estate developer and politician from Yorkshire.
He was elected Lord Mayor of York in 1556 and Member of Parliament for York in 1559.[2]
He bought Clementhorpe Priory, together with other estates in the county.[3] In 1560, after his death, his estate was valued at £2460, considerable wealth at the time.[4] He was buried in York Minster.[3]
He had married Anne, the daughter of John Norman, MP of York and the widow of Richard Thornton of York, with whom he had 2 sons and 7 daughters.[3] His daughter Anne was married to Hugh Ingram and had a son Sir Arthur Ingram.
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